Automatic phonograph record changer and player



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March 21, 1950 M. s. KARP 2,501,391 AUTOMATIC PHONOGRAPH RECORD CHANGER AND PLAYER Filed Jan. 10, 1945 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 IN V EN TOR.

Patented Mar. 21,, 1950 AUTOMATIC yrnoNoonarnlneoonn CHANGER ANDLIPLAYER" Max ..S Kanp, ;Los Ang'elesyflalif. Ap'plicationjjanuaryllim 1945, .Serial No. 572,164;

My invention relates to an' aut'omatiwphonoegraph record' changer and 'player anclz has for its principal object, to generally improve upon-ana simplify'the construction of'the'existingforrnswf similar devices andapparatus and toprovidesim'= p'le and. eificient means cooperating in proper se'-- qu'e'nce; tosuccessiveli lift' disc records from" a magazine; grip the elevated record, turn: same into playing position, preferably a horizontal plane, in order that it may be conveniently en'- gaged'by thestyluscarried byv the -tone=arm','ti1rnifig" the record upside" down so as" tb playthe reverse side thereof; then turningjthe recordint'o' a vertic'al position; then returning the'recordto the-magazine and' fin'ally shifting said magazine" a short distance horizontally, soas'to bringthe" next adjacent recordintoposition to b'eel'v'a'ted and then engaged'bythe arms'whicl'r turn the records from one position to another-L Fnrther'objects of my invention are; toprovide an automatic phonograph record changer" and player-i of the character referred to; Whichis" under the control of a normally operable plunger which, ifdesired, may be associated with aconventional coin controlled device andfiirther,

to pro'vide a record handling member comprising:

a pai'rbf' hollow arms carrying and containing: essential parts of the record gripping means; alsothe" record rotating means, which arms are mounted for rotation-on ahorizontal axis; and

such rotating being effected in part; bycoop erating'mutilated gearing.

With-the foregoing'and other objects view, my invention consists in certain noveP-ieature's of construction andarrangement' o'fparts which will be hereinafter more'fiilly described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawingsin which:

Fig? 1 is a plan view of 'my' improved; automatic onthe' s line 4 -4 of Fig; 5': a Y Fig; 7- isa sectional viewon -the line 'l l 'of Fi 5: vFig. 8 is an enlarged sectional view taken w- Fig: 9=' is* an enlargedsectionalvie w 'on rhea-nim- S' -B -Of Fig; '1. I

Fig; 10 is an 'en'd view of the-parts"sl'iown in: Fig: 95

Fig; 11* is": an enlarged sectional view onitlie line IIH of Fig.- 13, with the clampin released? position:

Figi 12 is a" sectional view on the line l-2 --l2= of Fig; 2 and with the record clamping means and' record'held tliereby rotated into vertical position andshowing' 'certain parts not' appearingin- Fig:

Fig. l4-isan enlarged-sectional view taken an- "proximately'on the line I4'-l'4 of'Fig. 2', and

a lever. 4thatisipivotally'connected to a bracket I6, said' shaftbeingj jOurnalled in bearing IT at;

oneend and terminating in the sleeve atthe': othe'r'en'dl The sleeve- I5,- extends through wall" l8 of the; cabinet; inthe. form offa pair of 'sp'acedhollow tubular armsrforapurpose tobe later describ'edf- Thewormvgear [4 has fixed thereto, a clutch memberl9 adaptedit'obe. normally in operative: position with clutch. member 20; The cl-utch member 20 is provided with;theusualcollaril;

and terminates in: a square: portion 22,- whichdsfi; received .in:. a square recess 2 3 fornied in thee facee ofegearflla A'sf ishown Eig;w 1 when theztonexarm'r-i isitinz.

fitfit'liet position shown ir'r-lor'oke'n: lines, the. clutchv member's-1 l9 and 20 will be" engaged" due" to the": action of spring M -swinging cliitchyoke zli about" the pivot 21.

' As sfiown" ih Figi- 9} the tubular extensions-1a and}v 29 0f thesleeve-153'- extenti inst beyond the center of a record R, said record being held in playing position by a clamp C.

The clamp C is provided with a retractible plate 30, having an integral sleeve 3! which terminates in an end plate 32 apertured at 33 to receive a spring pressed plunger 34 having a pointed nose 35. The nose 35 normally extends through the central hole in the record R and into a socket 36 formed in a bevel gear 31 fixed to plate 38, which complements plate 39. The gear 31 is adjustably held by a ball 39, seated in a socket 40 which is adjusted by a screw 4| and the tone arm 6 is in the broken line position of Fig. 1, the clutch members 19 and 26 will engage, permitting the motor ll thru worm l3, worm gear I4 and gears 24, 45, 43 and 31 to rotate the record R and play the same until the arm 6 reaches the full line position of Fig. 1, at which time the lug 8 will swing yoke 26 about the pivot 2'1 and disengage the clutch members l9 and 20.

At this time, the playing of the record is finished and it is necessary to discharge the played record and insert the record next to be played. To accomplish this, it is necessary to turn the record R and its associated parts 90 degrees, and this is done by the parts shown in Figs. 14 and 15. The sleeve l5 (see Fig. 3) has keyed thereto a gear 46 that meshes with a gear 41 carried by a shaft 48, said shaft also carrying partial gear 49. A similar partial gear 59 in. intermittent mesh with gear 56 is mounted on shaft 52, which also carries a gear 53 actuated by rack 54, see Fig. 1.

The rack 54 is provided on one face with ratchet teeth 55 engaged by ratchet segment 56, yieldably held to arm 6 by flat spring 56. As in Fig. 1, the record R. has just been played and the coin unit is next utilized to return the arm 6 to the position shown in broken lines. This movement will cause rotation of the segment 56 and move the rack 54 forward. As the rack 54 is in mesh with gear 53 it is evident that gear 53 will be rotated. Since it is desired to rotate the gear 53 only during the forward movement of the rack, the gear is mounted free on the shaft 52 and is formed with ratchet teeth 51 engaged by pawl 58 carried by a sleeve 59 which is keyed to shaft 52.

The partial gears 49 and 56 are designed to provide three different movements for the record R. Firstly, the record just played must be turned 90 so that it may be discharged and a new record inserted; secondly, the new record must be'turned 90 to a horizontal position so that one side may be played and thirdly, the record must be turned 180 so that the other side may be played.

' The forward movement of the rack is designed to give the gear 50 one third of a turn. The gear 56 is divided into 3 equal sections, that is, I to I, l to l and I back to 1*. As gear 50 turns 120 from I to l the teeth 56 will mesh with teeth 50 and gear 49 will be turned accordingly. The gear 41 also fixed to shaft 48 is so proportioned as to give the. gear 46 and sleeve 15 a 90 turn. Since sleeve 15 carries tubes 28 and 29, clamp C and record B it is evident that the record just played will move to the position shown in Figs. 12 and 13.

As shown in Figs. 9, 10 and 11, the record R is released from the clamp C by means of a 4 magnet 60, timed to be energized by a timing mechanism (not shown) so as to rotate yoke arm 61 in order to retract sleeve 34 and its nose 35 for the purpose of releasing the record.

A record support 62 is raised by rack 63, actuated by gear 64 of motor 65, in time to receive the record when it is released by clamp C. The motor 65 is now automatically reversed and the record is lowered into an empty compartment 66 of the record magazine 61', to be supported upon rods 68.

' The record magazine must now be moved forward so that the next record to be played may be aligned with record support 62.

The support 62 carries a switch member 69 which contacts switch member 10 when support 62 is in the position shown by broken lines (see Fig. 13). At this time a solenoid operated pawl H engages rack H so as to move the magazine 6'! the proper distance forward. The motor 65 is so timed thatit will now raise record support 62 and thus place a new record in position to be clamped (see Fig. 11).

The timing mechanism will next de-energize magnet 60, see Fig. 9, and permit spring 34 to move the nose 39 into clamping position. The clamp C and record R. must now be turned 90 so that record R will be in a horizontal or playing position; and the coin unit will again actuate rack 54.

Returning to Fig. 14, it is shown that the section of the gear 56, from l to l provides a gear segment 50 equal to segment 5!) so that through rack 54, gears 49, 41, 46 and sleeve IS, the record R will be given another 90 turn, thereby placing the same in playing position.

After one side of the record has been played it is necessary to turn the record 180 so that the other side may be played. As in Fig. 14, this movement is provided by the coin unit, which actuates rack 54, to turn gear 56. The section 1 to I of the gear will turn gear 49 and its associated parts the required distance to give the record a half turn. This completes the operation.

As shown in Figs. 5, 6 and '7, the rack 54 has a key 12 adapted to slide in groove 13 of angle support 14. The rack also has rollers 14 engaging pressure pads 14*.

The magazine 61 is supported on angle members 6! and may be returned to its starting position by rack 15 actuated by gear 16 on shaft 11. At this time the rack l I will wipe past pawl H which is hinged at 18 and held against the rack by spring 19.

Fig. 8 shows means for holding the sleeve 15, tubes 28 and 29, clamp C and record R in the three positions described, by means of a ring B0 carried by the tubes 28 and 29, the ring having recesses spaced at intervals of -90-180, to receive a spring pressed pawl 8|, adapted to ride in and out of the recesses.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided an automatic phonograph record changer and player, which is simple in structure, positive in operation and very effective in performing the functions for which it is intended.

It will be understood that minor changes in the size, form and construction of the various parts of my improved phonograph record changer and player may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described, without departing from the spirit of the invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In an automatic disc record changer and player, a sliding magazine for holdin spaced upright disc records, a rack and pinion actuated record carrier arranged for vertical movement through said magazine for successively engaging and elevating the records therein, a rack and pinion for actuating said magazine, a horizontally disposed bifurcated arm rotatively mounted above said cabinet for receiving the records elevated by said carrier, a driven train of gearing including conjoined mutilated gears for imparting rotary motion to said bifurcated arm, and a spring held magnetically released record clamp on the free ends of said bifurcated arm.

2. The automatic disc record changer and player as set forth in claim 1 and a stylus carrying tone arm mounted for swinging movement over a record when same occupies a horizontal position.

3. The automatic disc record changer and player as set forth in claim 1, with driving connections between said train of gearing and record clamping means on said arm.

4. The automatic disc record changer and player as set forth in claim 1, which record clamp includes a driven rotary member mounted on one part of said bifurcated arm, a spring pressed member on the other part of said bifurcated arm and a magnet actuated member for retracting said spring pressed member.

MAX S. KARP.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,377,027 Pettit May 3, 1921 1,590,654 Smith June 29, 1926 1,968,245 Bussoz July 31, 1934 1,981,175 Horn Nov. 20, 1934 2,298,447 Wright Oct. 13, 1942 2,348,506 Weaver May 9, 1944 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 279,696 Germany Oct. 27, 1914 

